What is judicial checks on government index in Ethiopia?

Judicial checks on government index in Ethiopia was 0.213 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 0.276 in 2021.

What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 1974.

How does Ethiopia rank for judicial checks on government index?

Ethiopia ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ethiopia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Ethiopia

Name: Judicial Checks on Government Index in Ethiopia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ethiopia: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.213 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.213

Change on year

up 14.5%

World rank

135th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.276

in 2021

All-time low

0.065

in 1974

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Ethiopia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Ethiopia is 0.213, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.276 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.065, in 1974.

Ethiopia ranks 135th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in Ethiopia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.08	—
1790	0.08	+0.0%
1791	0.08	+0.0%
1792	0.08	+0.0%
1793	0.08	+0.0%
1794	0.08	+0.0%
1795	0.08	+0.0%
1796	0.08	+0.0%
1797	0.08	+0.0%
1798	0.08	+0.0%
1799	0.08	+0.0%
1800	0.08	+0.0%
1801	0.08	+0.0%
1802	0.08	+0.0%
1803	0.08	+0.0%
1804	0.08	+0.0%
1805	0.08	+0.0%
1806	0.08	+0.0%
1807	0.08	+0.0%
1808	0.08	+0.0%
1809	0.08	+0.0%
1810	0.08	+0.0%
1811	0.08	+0.0%
1812	0.08	+0.0%
1813	0.08	+0.0%
1814	0.08	+0.0%
1815	0.08	+0.0%
1816	0.08	+0.0%
1817	0.08	+0.0%
1818	0.08	+0.0%
1819	0.08	+0.0%
1820	0.08	+0.0%
1821	0.08	+0.0%
1822	0.08	+0.0%
1823	0.08	+0.0%
1824	0.08	+0.0%
1825	0.08	+0.0%
1826	0.08	+0.0%
1827	0.08	+0.0%
1828	0.08	+0.0%
1829	0.08	+0.0%
1830	0.08	+0.0%
1831	0.08	+0.0%
1832	0.08	+0.0%
1833	0.08	+0.0%
1834	0.08	+0.0%
1835	0.08	+0.0%
1836	0.08	+0.0%
1837	0.08	+0.0%
1838	0.08	+0.0%
1839	0.08	+0.0%
1840	0.08	+0.0%
1841	0.08	+0.0%
1842	0.08	+0.0%
1843	0.08	+0.0%
1844	0.08	+0.0%
1845	0.08	+0.0%
1846	0.08	+0.0%
1847	0.08	+0.0%
1848	0.08	+0.0%
1849	0.08	+0.0%
1850	0.08	+0.0%
1851	0.08	+0.0%
1852	0.08	+0.0%
1853	0.08	+0.0%
1854	0.08	+0.0%
1855	0.08	+0.0%
1856	0.08	+0.0%
1857	0.08	+0.0%
1858	0.08	+0.0%
1859	0.08	+0.0%
1860	0.08	+0.0%
1861	0.08	+0.0%
1862	0.08	+0.0%
1863	0.08	+0.0%
1864	0.08	+0.0%
1865	0.08	+0.0%
1866	0.08	+0.0%
1867	0.08	+0.0%
1868	0.08	+0.0%
1869	0.08	+0.0%
1870	0.08	+0.0%
1871	0.08	+0.0%
1872	0.08	+0.0%
1873	0.08	+0.0%
1874	0.08	+0.0%
1875	0.08	+0.0%
1876	0.08	+0.0%
1877	0.08	+0.0%
1878	0.08	+0.0%
1879	0.08	+0.0%
1880	0.08	+0.0%
1881	0.08	+0.0%
1882	0.08	+0.0%
1883	0.08	+0.0%
1884	0.08	+0.0%
1885	0.08	+0.0%
1886	0.08	+0.0%
1887	0.08	+0.0%
1888	0.08	+0.0%
1889	0.08	+0.0%
1890	0.08	+0.0%
1891	0.08	+0.0%
1892	0.08	+0.0%
1893	0.08	+0.0%
1894	0.08	+0.0%
1895	0.08	+0.0%
1896	0.08	+0.0%
1897	0.08	+0.0%
1898	0.08	+0.0%
1899	0.08	+0.0%
1900	0.08	+0.0%
1901	0.08	+0.0%
1902	0.08	+0.0%
1903	0.08	+0.0%
1904	0.08	+0.0%
1905	0.08	+0.0%
1906	0.08	+0.0%
1907	0.08	+0.0%
1908	0.08	+0.0%
1909	0.08	+0.0%
1910	0.08	+0.0%
1911	0.08	+0.0%
1912	0.08	+0.0%
1913	0.08	+0.0%
1914	0.08	+0.0%
1915	0.08	+0.0%
1916	0.08	+0.0%
1917	0.08	+0.0%
1918	0.08	+0.0%
1919	0.08	+0.0%
1920	0.08	+0.0%
1921	0.08	+0.0%
1922	0.08	+0.0%
1923	0.08	+0.0%
1924	0.08	+0.0%
1925	0.08	+0.0%
1926	0.08	+0.0%
1927	0.08	+0.0%
1928	0.08	+0.0%
1929	0.08	+0.0%
1930	0.08	+0.0%
1931	0.08	+0.0%
1932	0.08	+0.0%
1933	0.08	+0.0%
1934	0.08	+0.0%
1935	0.08	+0.0%
1936	0.074	-7.5%
1937	0.074	+0.0%
1938	0.074	+0.0%
1939	0.074	+0.0%
1940	0.074	+0.0%
1941	0.074	+0.0%
1942	0.08	+8.1%
1943	0.08	+0.0%
1944	0.08	+0.0%
1945	0.08	+0.0%
1946	0.08	+0.0%
1947	0.08	+0.0%
1948	0.08	+0.0%
1949	0.08	+0.0%
1950	0.08	+0.0%
1951	0.08	+0.0%
1952	0.08	+0.0%
1953	0.08	+0.0%
1954	0.08	+0.0%
1955	0.073	-8.8%
1956	0.073	+0.0%
1957	0.073	+0.0%
1958	0.073	+0.0%
1959	0.073	+0.0%
1960	0.073	+0.0%
1961	0.073	+0.0%
1962	0.073	+0.0%
1963	0.073	+0.0%
1964	0.073	+0.0%
1965	0.073	+0.0%
1966	0.073	+0.0%
1967	0.073	+0.0%
1968	0.073	+0.0%
1969	0.073	+0.0%
1970	0.073	+0.0%
1971	0.073	+0.0%
1972	0.073	+0.0%
1973	0.073	+0.0%
1974	0.065	-11.0%
1975	0.073	+12.3%
1976	0.073	+0.0%
1977	0.073	+0.0%
1978	0.073	+0.0%
1979	0.073	+0.0%
1980	0.073	+0.0%
1981	0.073	+0.0%
1982	0.073	+0.0%
1983	0.073	+0.0%
1984	0.073	+0.0%
1985	0.073	+0.0%
1986	0.073	+0.0%
1987	0.081	+11.0%
1988	0.081	+0.0%
1989	0.081	+0.0%
1990	0.081	+0.0%
1991	0.11	+35.8%
1992	0.138	+25.5%
1993	0.173	+25.4%
1994	0.173	+0.0%
1995	0.173	+0.0%
1996	0.173	+0.0%
1997	0.173	+0.0%
1998	0.173	+0.0%
1999	0.173	+0.0%
2000	0.173	+0.0%
2001	0.173	+0.0%
2002	0.173	+0.0%
2003	0.173	+0.0%
2004	0.173	+0.0%
2005	0.173	+0.0%
2006	0.189	+9.2%
2007	0.188	-0.5%
2008	0.188	+0.0%
2009	0.188	+0.0%
2010	0.189	+0.5%
2011	0.189	+0.0%
2012	0.189	+0.0%
2013	0.187	-1.1%
2014	0.187	+0.0%
2015	0.181	-3.2%
2016	0.163	-9.9%
2017	0.149	-8.6%
2018	0.153	+2.7%
2019	0.207	+35.3%
2020	0.255	+23.2%
2021	0.276	+8.2%
2022	0.259	-6.2%
2023	0.198	-23.6%
2024	0.186	-6.1%
2025	0.213	+14.5%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

Ethiopia's 0.213 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.188, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Ethiopia's 0.213 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.08	0.08	0.08	1
1790s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1800s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1810s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1820s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1830s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1840s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1850s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1860s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1870s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1880s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1890s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1900s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1910s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1920s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1930s	0.0776	0.074	0.08	10
1940s	0.0788	0.074	0.08	10
1950s	0.0765	0.073	0.08	10
1960s	0.073	0.073	0.073	10
1970s	0.0722	0.065	0.073	10
1980s	0.0754	0.073	0.081	10
1990s	0.154	0.081	0.173	10
2000s	0.1791	0.173	0.189	10
2010s	0.1794	0.149	0.207	10
2020s	0.2312	0.186	0.276	6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

132 Haiti 0.226 compare
133 Congo 0.223 compare
134 Madagascar 0.22 compare
136 Somalia 0.208 compare
137 Turkey 0.202 compare
138 Togo 0.189 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Ethiopia?: Judicial checks on government index in Ethiopia was 0.213 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 0.276 in 2021.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 1974.
How does Ethiopia rank for judicial checks on government index?: Ethiopia ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.